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A couple of MPs this week unexpectedly got to run the show from the big chair, because Parliament’s debating chamber can’t function without a chairperson presiding.  Audio

We’re marking the Feast of the Assumption of Mary with hymns including Immaculate Mary and Mō Maria. It’s an especially important time for New Zealand Catholics as St Mary of the Angels Church in… Video, Audio

Tony Stamp assesses an album of dubwise delights from Auckland DJ Stinky Jim, a pleasantly polite outing by UK five-piece Babeheaven, and a selection of snackable soul courtesy of NYC producer… Audio

A garden is being developed on the slopes of Te Mata Peak to enable more people easy access to rongoā Māori - traditional Māori healing with the help of plants. Tyne Nelson is among those leading the… Audio

Farmers In Waikato say they don't want any more rain for some time as July had double the usual amount. Calving is well underway In Southland and cows are munching their way through beet and swede… Audio

More and more Kiwis are choosing alternatives to dairy milk. Taste is always important, but what kind is best for the planet? Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Marika Khabazi investigate. Video, Audio

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash is looking at ways to get more students into seasonal jobs, including shifting the university year by six weeks. Jesse speaks to a fruit grower about the proposal. Audio

Twenty marae across Northland want to grow the number of whānau who can speak Te Reo Māori in sign language. 

An eight week course, He Aha, is about to get underway to help whānau improve… Audio

It's not often that scientists say they've been able to achieve something with 100% accuracy. But new AI technology has just been developed at the University of Auckland that outperforms humans in… Audio

The country's only kaupapa Māori , social enterprise energy retailer says 130,000 households experience energy poverty, and it needs help to end that. Nau Mai RÄ was established a year ago. It is… Audio

Edin Whitehead inherited a love of birds from her father and became captivated by the majesty of seabirds on a trip to the Subantarctic Islands. Now a PhD student at the University of Auckland, she is… Audio

Around 5 percent of New Zealanders experience an unexplained ringing in one or both ears known as tinnitus. For many, the condition is not a huge problem but a small group of people find it so… Audio

Theatre-maker Amy Atkins who is well known for her ASMR videos is taking them to the stage into with the help of her ASMRtist persona Letitia Lickkit. RAW! ASMR explores the silly side of this… Audio

Edin Whitehead is a PhD student at the University of Auckland researching how best to help the birds of the Hauraki Gulf, who are facing many threats, including warming waters.  Audio

On paper, Luke Mathers had it all; a director for a major company in Australia and New Zealand, a thriving family, but he just felt flat. He decided to do something about it. He got curious about why… Audio

High Schoolers will again get help passing NCEA with extra, 'learning recognition credits' available, to make up for the disruption caused by Covid-19.

Students can receive one learning recognition… Audio

Australian soil scientist Alisa Bryce describes soil as a wonderful mysterious world, an underground jungle, a nexus of a portal between life and death. In her popular science book, Grounded she… Audio

When you search for something on the internet, why do you get the results you get? Audio

It’s not often a group of workers think ‘we need more bosses’. That’s what MPs did this week - kind of. Parliament may now have more presiding officers than it’s ever had. Audio

Having a messy house doesn't make you a bad person. It took a bout of post natal depression and a lot of self compassion for KC Davis to understand that. Video, Audio

Barry Crump was the ultimate kiwi icon - a rugged outdoorsman, and quintessential kiwi bloke. His books sold millions of copies and his Toyota TV ads with the hapless Scotty entertained us all. But… Audio, Gallery

The multitude of ways that alcohol harms society have been well documented - but will Chlöe Swarbrick's new Bill have unpleasant side-effects? Audio

The AA's Motoring Services Technical Advisor Allister Wade talks to Jesse about how to keep your car on the road as economically as possible. Audio

Good Caps is the programme, and Sandy Boterill, Circular Economy Manager of Plastics NZ, talks to Jesse about their pilot. Audio

The war in Ukraine has been going on for nearly six months. There have been at least 10 thousand deaths so far, although experts say the actual toll is likely to be a lot more. The invasion has also… Audio

The government came under fire over some misdirected cost of living payments this week, but the more enduring story might be who didn't get paid, rather than who did. Audio

Dominic Hoey is a poet, he's an author and a playwright based in Auckland. His debut novel Iceland was a local bestseller, and long-listed for the Ockham Book Award. He uses art, yoga and meditation… Audio